Amy Lee Opinion Article

Is Amy Lee REALLY such a good role model??

For years young girls have been looking up to female celebrities, minds filled with questions, hoping to gain a little advice from their icon. They Idolize them, they obsess over them, and they look towards them for inspiration. But, today young girls are often looking for guidence from the wrong sort of celebrity.

Ever since the arrival of Evanescence many young female fans of Amy Lee, look towards her for guidence and advice from her previous experiences in life, and most of time she gives it.
But, People have often said that maybe she's not the right person to be looking towards when your feeling your life has reached a block. If you think about it, "She talks about suicide and death in her lyrics. She's constantly wearing black gothic type clothing, and as for her make-up...it speaks for it's self"

So the question is. Is Amy Lee from, Hard rock band Evanescence really the right sort of person that we girls should be looking up to??

The answer is very simple. If you look at celebrities today, the majority is up on stage half naked talking about how hot they (think) they are, or how much men love them. They go through plastic surgery just to atract more men, and they take raunchy covershots of themselves to gain that little bit more of publicity. And as for thier music videos...well, I think you know what im getting at .
The thing that makes Amy Lee so different is that One, she loathes all of the above.
Two, she has NEVER had a breast inlargement or posed on a mens magazine before.
and Three, she values her job for what it is, a way to show the world her music, not a way to show the world her body. As she states, "I don't feel the need to take my clothes off. Im a musician not a stripper".
As for the clothing she wears, it's simply just to give the band a signature look "You've gotta have some sort of visual image. Too many bands don't have a visual image, it's like they're just four dudes in jeans and they all look the same, there's nothing to remember them by." says Amy at fashion t.v "For stage I wanna represent the sound, and I think the gothic/victorian stuff works with the music best. But In my daily life im just Funky, Spooky, cute." - She quotes

"We have the opportunity to say something, and it feels really great that we've been put in that position, because it feels like the people who are in that position, they finaly get up there, and they don't have anything to say, and it's just like um....I'll take my shirt off. You know?." - Amy states during an interview with New Music.
"There are very few women right now who don't just 'get naked'. That bothers me a lot, I am so proud to be up and not to have done that. You are who you are. Theres nobody like you, and to try and be like someone else is just a lie." - Thankyou Amy! I couldn't of said that any beter myself. :)
you can view this interview at: link

In my Opinion This IS the kind of Women that need to be noticed more, this is the kind of women that WE should be looking up to. Good, down to earth, honest females, that take a stand for what they believe in, and aren't afraid to say 'No'. This is the kind of women that I would like to see up on stage more, not people that go up wearing so little that they may as well not be wearing anything at all. (not naming any names here).
I whole Heartedly believe if more female musicians show a little more respect for themselves in this industry, then maybe us women will stop being looked at as sex symbols, and more of people with feelings and people that want to be respected.

So in response to this article, Is Amy Lee really such a good role model?
The answer is, yes. She is.

Does the song everybodies fool ring a bell, She clearly make her mark and opinion on Idiology of the fake women you are speaking of. Too many young people these days want to look like this person or that person just because they're on T.V. or in a magazine. Last year anorexia struck the youngest group of girls yet. For what so they could look like the girls in the magazines or on T.V.. I think she sings about alot of issues that trouble youth deal with on an everyday bases. I just wish I would have discover her music sooner.

She doesn't write scary lyrics she writes songs about the problems in life. I love Amy lee/evanescence because their not afraid to be labeled or anything. They never did anything wrong all they did was do something right. I love the quote "I'm a musician not a stripper" and "You are who are. Theres nobody like you, and to try and be like someone else is just a lie." I love it who they don't try to be ontop of everybody or act like the world revolves around them. Evanescence is my all time favorite band and i hope they are yours to.
-Camille

okay seriously, amy lee is amazing and who cares what kind of role model she is, why not just look at her and who she really is. her lyrics are poetry and should not be taken seriously.
her cloths are amazing and it takes balls to go around in that kind of makeup and look. let alone singing the kind of songs she sings.
everything about amy lee is magnificant and she is my inspiration. its because of amy lee i started singing and writing. i also learned from an early age that individuality is everything, and thats how i learned to dress however the hell i fell like and not care what anyone thinks.
but something ironic is that people tell me i look and sing like her.

I agree DramaKweenie, I got a tear in my eye on this one *embarrassed laugh*. Amy is a great role model. I'd rather have my future daughter listening to chicks like Amy, compared to...and their names are... Britany, Christina, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and ect. Females; especially young girls have suffered so much at the cost of these so called "role Models" ie Bad self image, eating disorders and a constant need to be validated by a man to feel their worth instead of finding it within. It just baffels me that when a female artists like Amy comes along, she is considered a threat, only because she opens the doors to the unknown and she speaks of taboos. Those taboos are what millions of girls deal with everyday, and sometimes it's just a relief to hear that you're not alone with the pain, loss or grief. Which to me is better than a female on the screen dancing around shaking her ass reminding me that I'll never look like her, that to me is completely damaging and it's proved it time and time again.

Well she isn't aways depresing, and she's depresed over her youngest sister dying. I feel bad for her, and she is a better role modle over Paris and Brittney! AND SHE IS MY ROLE MODEL CAUSE SHE IS AWSOME AND SHE ISN'T LIKE EVERY OTHER FEMALE ROCK SINGER!

whoa, at the beginning, i thought this person was gonna say she wasn't, but then i read on. yes, she is the perfect role model, who cares what the hell she looks like? i think shes beautiful, & an amazing role model!

Shes a brillent Singer and Piano player. I may be young and new to the Evanescence side but from what i have read and watched along with heard in her lyrics she is a brilent role model. I will destroy anyone who hates Evanescence or Amy Lee. Thanx for posting this. btw her clothes are awesome.

Yes, she is a very good role model..I Feel better listening To her music then any rap/pop music..Because she acts so mature,and she knows who she is and doesn't fake it. Some people think her music is depressing..But come on..she lost her sister and believe it or not, a lot of band have had some sort of pain in there lives When I listen to her music,It reminds me to be me. and not some fake. I can never Not Love her..

She is my number one role model. Being a young teenager I need someone to look up to. When I listen to her music, I forget about all my troubles in life, she is amazing. She reminds me to be myself and not who Im not. She reminds me to be happy and stand up for myself and not to be let put down by the other girls. She is and will always be the person I look up to as who I want to be.

Please don't comment unless you read the article. Don't want anyone to sound stupid... Great article! Nice job having all those quotes up there too. Good, honest view on our society today; both you and Amy!

Great article! I totally agree! (And the lead singer of The Pretty Recklace, she is a perfect example of a bad role model. Don't get me wrong, they have good music, but her outlook just kind of spoils it for me...) But still, great article!

Totally agree! Nowadays, it's all about how rich, popular, pretty/hot, how many boyfriends/girlfriends you've had, how short your shorts are, etc. when really, it's about being yourself and that's what Amy Lee shows :) Her lyrics are beautifully written and sung. Justin Bieber took "Love me", good lyrics, and totally ruined it! That song should be sung by Amy Lee or someone with more musical experience. It's not a pop song, its a love song. Amy Lee is great inspiration and is a great role model :)

two words, HELL YES!!!! i would listen to her, over the shit we have nowadays any friggin day!!! amy lee is not imature or a wannbe popstar, she is nothing more than herself!! and THAT my friends is what sets her apart from the shitty wannabe skanks of today!!! screw that faggot beiber, screw brittany, screw all them douchebags, the only one who comes close for me, is Eminem, who's lyrics actually depict his insprational life story. and amy by the looks of it is true to herself, and that is what is so amazing about her!!! LUV U FOREVER AMY!!!!

ohmaponehboy, i totally agree with you!
at the start of the article, i thot you were going to start trashing her, saying shes not a good role model and stuff
thank GOD i was wrong
but, she is a great role model
she is herself, and thats the only person she needs to be

I don't believe in role models. You shouldn't model your life after somebody else. Write your own story, live your own life, learn for yourself what kind of person you should be. Even your role models make mistakes, it can't be helped. Be your own role model :)

Amy stands by her morals and isn't afraid to speak her mind, which makes her an awesome role model, in my opinion. It's great that she brings up what's not okay about a lot of women in the music industry, and why it's not okay. We love you Amy :)

look, just because she wears clothes that are dark, has tattoos, and writes music not about sex drugs money and alcohol doesn't mean she's not a great role model. look at the stuff on tv and the radio! it's horrible! you want our kids to express themselves or be just like the people on the radio? i honestly don't give a crap about what people think about me and why waste your time hating on someone else causse they're different?

I love Evanescence! She's a very decent and lovely woman. Not sexually explicit, and she prefers not to be. It's best that way. ^^; I love hearing her songs and they're much more meaningful than what *achem* Miley Cyrus has to offer.